The best teaching faculty hold office hours that look meaningfully different from average ones. A study of high-rated faculty across multiple universities identifies the specific practices that distinguish them.
Active learning research has been clear for two decades. Most large universities still build lecture halls with fixed forward-facing seating. A small wave of renovations is starting to change the physical infrastructure.
Two faculty members in the same classroom used to be a luxury. A growing number of universities are using co-teaching strategically in introductory courses, with measurable benefits.
Many universities now record every lecture and allow students to choose between attendance and viewing on demand. A new study finds that flexibility comes with hidden costs that affect long-term retention.
After a decade of moving toward continuous assessment, several universities are reintroducing comprehensive final exams. The reasons connect to academic integrity and to what students actually remember.
Educators have championed collaborative learning for decades. But a 2025 meta-analysis suggests the benefits depend on conditions most classrooms never meet.
Substitute teacher shortages have produced quality declines in most districts. The structural reasons and the few districts that have addressed them.
Differentiated instruction is mandated in policy and minimal in practice. 10 teachers describe what they actually do versus what the framework prescribes.
Group work is required in most classrooms and often poorly implemented. The conditions that make cooperative learning produce real outcomes and the patterns that produce coasting.
The reading instruction debate has matured. The research consensus on phonics is clearer than political coverage suggests. What the field actually knows.
